Why do orangutan orphans need babysitters?

Orangutans do not leave their mother until they are at least 8 years old—often 10. They cannot survive without her just as we cannot survive as infants without a mother/caregiver. Orangutan mothers can only give birth once in 8–10 years. They are 97.3% the same as a human, and they use tools just like we do. read more

Keep in mind that most animals do not see colors, or see them in a very much more limited spectrum, or even see a different spectrum of colors than we do. Some don’t even have good eyesight to begin or have types of eye-recognition patterns quite different than ours. read more

A) The babysitters don't like the kind of soap they have to use. B) The apes love to bathe and won't get out of the water C) The apes throw water at the babysitters D) The apes don't like to get wet and will scream and bite. read more

when the ape can go off to live alone in the rain forest Animal dealers can get a lot of money for one of the endangered babies. read more